Vincent Cobos (born 4 March 1965) is a French retired

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who played as a

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Football career

Cobos was born in

Strasbourg Strasbourg (, , ; german: Straßburg ; gsw, label=Bas Rhin Alsatian, Strossburi , gsw, label=Haut Rhin Alsatian, Strossburig ) is the prefecture and largest city of the Grand Est region of eastern France and the official seat of the Eu ...

. For nine seasons, he played professionally with hometown's

RC Strasbourg Racing Club de Strasbourg Alsace (commonly known as RC Strasbourg, Racing Straßburg, RCSA, RCS, or simply Strasbourg; Alsatian: ''Füeßbàllmànnschàft Vu Stroßburri'') is a French association football club founded in 1906, based in the c ...

, including two as

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, and helped his team achieve promotion to

Ligue 1 Ligue 1, officially known as Ligue 1 Uber Eats for sponsorship reasons, is a French professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the French football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. A ...

in 1987–88 as champions. Cobos retired from the game at only 28, after two years with lowly

SAS Épinal Stade Athletique Spinalien Épinal is a French football club based in the commune of Épinal. They currently play in the Championnat National 2. Their kit colours are yellow and blue. They play their home matches at the Stade de la Colombière i ...

. He appeared in 235 games all competitions comprised with his main club.

Personal life / Post-retirement

Cobos' younger brother,

José José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced , is an old vernacul ...

, was also a footballer and a defender. He too played for Strasbourg, and the siblings shared teams from 1988 to 1991. After retiring, Cobos worked with Canal+'s show Foot+.

External links

RC Strasbourg archives
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cobos, Vincent 1965 births Living people Footballers from Strasbourg French people of Spanish descent French men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players RC Strasbourg Alsace players SAS Épinal players